Zooming and talking and figuring out how it could be, and right now I’m being lazy — the characters’ names are Lena and Issa, I’m not even being that imaginative about it. They’re thinly-veiled versions of ourselves,” she said with a chuckle.
Legacy Through Writing
Waithe’s literary journey extends beyond reading; she is also an author herself. She wrote a biopic of Sammy Davis Jr., which she is now adapting into a stage play: “You don’t have Usher, you don’t have Michael Jackson, you don’t have Eddie Murphy. Like half of these people that we love and we know they would not exist in the way they do if Sammy Davis, Jr. did not exist in the way in which he did.” This project underscores her commitment to celebrating the legacy of influential figures.
Through her interviews and projects, Lena Waithe continues to share her insights on how literature can be a powerful tool for self-discovery and healing. Her journey with books offers valuable lessons for anyone navigating their own paths of grief and growth.
